USI will meet Ferris State in men's tennis final in the Preliminary Round

The 40th-ranked and top-seeded University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team will meet Ferris State University on Sunday at 1 p.m.on the USI Tennis Courts in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Region Preliminary Round Tournament.

The No. 4 team in the region, Ferris State defeated fifth-seeded Rockhurst 5-3 on Saturday night at the Evansville Tennis Center. The match was moved indoors because of the threat of rain.

The Bulldogs won all three doubles points before claiming No.5 and 6 singles to get the win.

USI enters Sunday's match with a 16-4 record. Ferris State is 16-5. The winner will advance to the round of 16 in Surprise, Ariz.